What's the stupidest thing you've been nervous of?

[bhpride]

I'm not a novice rider (or so my instructor says) and I live to school

yet after a long break from riding I hate asking for canter in the school and cantering a 20 metre circle genuinely scares me. Before taking a break from riding I had a lunge lesson to build my confidence in canter, was parading round with no stirrups or hands until the horse did a massive buck lol. Great.

I think I'm just a bit odd really and sure I'll be ok eventually now I'm riding a lot lol anyone else else nervous of something silly? I feel so alone lol

 

[Brontie]

The main things im scared of I think a lot of other people are/might of been scared of.
Its mainly going into a stable with a horse I dont know / Going into a field full of horses I dont know.

Nick.

 

[Taffyhorse]

I used to be wary cantering my boy in the school but that was mainly because he was very unbalanced and it felt like he was going to fall over - in fact he did fall over once when he spooked as we were trotting, got his legs in a knot and down we went

Anyways, we binned the canter for a while and concentrated on his walk and trot and he's now much balanced and rythmical and I'm much happier!

 

[wildpoppywild]

there used to be one particular really really steep hill i used to be scared to go down, it wasnt huge just steep, and my pony would always jump off the bottom an take off lol

 

[RhiannonE]

There was this particular gate that I used to hate going through - my horse at the time once walked too close to it and shot forward after brushing against it - nothing bad happened other than me being a bit unsettled but I still wouldn't go through it after that if i could help it!

 

[PucciNPoni]

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I hate asking for canter in the school and cantering a 20 metre circle genuinely scares me.

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On my horse a 20 meter circle at canter is pretty scary too!

Some people would say my fear of xc jumps was unjustified considering that I have a horse that's keen to jump the moon and has the ability as well - but we're both green and I don't think I'd do her any favors so won't risk it.

And speaking of silly things to be scared of - at first when I saw the subject line, I wasn't sure if it was horsey releated or not. If it's NON horse related, well...hands down, ESCALATORS....gah...scary!

 

[Tinkerbee]

Going through gates

I hate going through those piddly wee bridleway gates, whatever horse I'm on they always try and bash my knees, which are bad enough all ready.

So I'm always hiking my knees up and pushing off the side of the gates with my hands. I must look a moron but oh well

 

[Kayfm]

I hate it when im riding down the bridle way and hear motorbikes coming. They scare the hell out of me and my horse and have no consideration.
my stomach also churnes just before competing, dont know why as i enjoy it - must be adrenalin (best excuse i can think of )

 

[RhiannonE]

Oh at least i'm not the only one with a gate phobia LOL!

 

[Annagain]

I'm more absolutely terrified rather than just nervous of cantering downhill, had a nasty fall on my old boy where we both went down and cannot bring myself to do it at all. I'm not talking badminton type steep hills, but just gentle slopes. The only time I do it is if I'm doing cross country and I'm approaching a downhill fence that I can't get away with trotting into. Then I do it three strides before and stop as soon as I can afterwards and shake all the way through!

 

[Kayfm]

why do we do it ???? we must be mad

 

[bhpride]

I'm starting to feel better now

I thought no one would reply as you're all brave compared to me lol.

 

[Hippona]

I dont like cantering downhill either......plus I get very nervous when it comes to jumping.....even though the horses are good at it .....makes me feels sick, so GOK why I decide I'm gonna do it.....

 

[Piccy]

I am terrified of Hacking pure and simple I cant do it, I keep trying and i get the length of the menage and have to go back, silly but thats the way it is I hope one day I can get over it as my boys are wonderful and well behaved to hack out so im told by the people who hack them out for me but for some reason I set hoof outside the menage and turn white, shake and am rather ill...

 

[ElliePippa]

I used to have a very unsuitable horse called lucy(belongs to neighbours now), and i was genuinley terrified of getting OFF her-i would cry, she was just as nervous as me

 

[Kenzo]

The only thing that bothers me is riding a spooky horses on a roads and them shying out into traffic (had a few close calls) and l don't like loading horses, well ones that are very unsettled in a trail/wagon etc and are partial to doing something stupid when your in with them, again dangerous and witnessed a few nasties, other stuff you can get back up and brush yourself down or blame yourself for.

if you get what I mean.

 

[0ldmare]

Riding in front of people. Stupid, I always think they are picking my riding apart. (they probably are

lol).

 

[miss_c]

I hate jumping downhill... on the flat or uphill is absolutely fine so long as not too big, but the same height downhill.... Makes me nervous beyond words! Fortunately Genie sorts it all out providing I'm good with the steering!

 

[Hels_Bels]

Riding on roads, with idiot drivers and huge lorries which dont slow down

 

[bhpride]

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Riding in front of people. Stupid, I always think they are picking my riding apart. (they probably are

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snap lol

 

[SillySausage]

Roll tops.... the first time I tried one I fell off and smacked my cheekbone as I landed face first, then tried again and my horse got stuck over the top of it.

Silly I know!

 

[JoBo]

Not riding, but I still get scared of driving the Horsebox on the country lanes, just in case I have to reverse!

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[nuffield]

my horse doesnt like moo cows.

 

[samxmckeek]

Going down steep hills at any pace! i have no idea why though im also the same in a car and bike lol!

 

[Puppy]

Attempting to lead my pony after she's been on boxrest...

 

[xXGemblesXx]

Cantering through fields. Had a couple of bad experiances and now get really nervous

Silly because it was my old pony who used to take off through fields, but new mare gets very excited and I get more and more nervous

We are silly!

 

[moodymare1987]

I get really nervous jumping in our menage lol. I really cannot do it. But I will happily go to local riding club and jump the 3ft+ working hunter course. Go figure lol.

 

[bex1984]

Cantering down hill, hacking my pony out alone on the roads, jumping straight bar type jumps (give me a scary filler or a big solid log any day!), another horse kicking my pony.

This is a major improvement though, as two and a half years ago I was literlly terrified of riding full stop, to the point that I got 50m down the road on my old horse and got off in tears because I couldn't go any further.

 

[Rhiann0n]

Getting my horse out of the trailer!!

He travels brilliantly - almost too well in fact

He's so keen to be off adventuring that you have to make sure no one is in the way if he's going in a lorry - he has been known to drag unsuspecting grooms into lorries in which he does not belong!!

Anyway, he tends to exit trailers and wagons like a cannonball, as he so keen to see what excitement awaits, so far he's cracked a bone in my foot and possibly my skull (had a large very sore lump for a while - doctor wasn't sympathetic when I finally visited after two weeks)

Maybe I should take him for dressage lessons - that'd stop him!

Oh, and non-horsey - yeah, escalators - *shudder*

 

[MrsMozart]

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Getting my horse out of the trailer!!

He travels brilliantly - almost too well in fact

He's so keen to be off adventuring that you have to make sure no one is in the way if he's going in a lorry - he has been known to drag unsuspecting grooms into lorries in which he does not belong!!

Anyway, he tends to exit trailers and wagons like a cannonball, as he so keen to see what excitement awaits, so far he's cracked a bone in my foot and possibly my skull (had a large very sore lump for a while - doctor wasn't sympathetic when I finally visited after two weeks)

Maybe I should take him for dressage lessons - that'd stop him!

Oh, and non-horsey - yeah, escalators - *shudder*

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Sorry about your head, but that made me laugh